Typewriting machine



2 Sheets-Sheet l is! c. sTl KNEY I'YPEWIEETENG MAc QiE Original FiledJuly 9; I925 Niil 5,

B. C. STICKNEY TYPEWRITING MACHINE Nov. 5, 1929.

. She'gts-sheet D riginal Filed July 9. 192's ested not. 5', 1929 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE IBURNHAM O. STICKNEY, F HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY,ASSIGNOR T0 UNDERWDOD ELLIOTT FISHER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ACORPORATION OF DELAWARE TYPEWRITING MACHINE Original application filedJuly 9, 1925, Serial No. 42,382. Continuation of application filed June17, 1925, Serial No. 37,609. Original No. 1,679,952, dated August7,1928. Application for reissue filed August '10, 1928, Serial No.298,749.

This invention relates to'typewriting machines in which webs,usually't'an-folded, are typed. These webs are printed with a successionof forms, and it is customaryto employ manifolding material in the formof sheets of carbon which are stripped or shifted from each typed formto a succeeding form preparatory to typing the latter. This applicationis a continuation of and substi- 19 tute for my application, Serial No.37,609,

filed June 17, 1925. I

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, lightdevice for strip ping the carbons, of such a character that 1 5 thestripping device and the web-presenting fdevices can be attacheddirectly to the typewriting machine, or to the carriage thereof, withlittle or no alteration therein, and may be simply, easily and rapidlymanipulated. Where many copies are being manifolded,

a diificulty arises in round-platen typewriters, when it is necessary tostrip the carbons from the typed form to the fresh form on the Web,because a snubbing effect is produced, and the carbons stick to theplies of the web where they bend or loop around the platen. The carbonshave the effect of one binding upon anotherns it is attempted to pullthem all back around the under side of the platen. This has notsuccessfully been accomplished. If it is attempted to attach the carbonsat their rear ends to a carrier, the carbons will prove diiiicult orimpossible to strip or shift, and they would become torn. To avoid thisobstacle, it. has

been the practice to displace the platen upwardly to permit thecompositeweb tobe straightened out, and a carbon-carrier-has been provided whichstrips the carbons easily back to their new positions; whereupon theplaten has been depressed to typing position. Such a device is disclosedin the U. S. patent to Vvlernery 8:- Smith, No. 1,132,055, dated March16, 1915. This makes necessary a substantial and expensivereconstruction of the typewriter-carriage and the platen-con nectionsand also to provide expensive and bulky supporting framesandappurtenances. It is one of the features of this invention to providemeans for successfully stripping all the others.

the carbons, as they stand looped around the platen at the.completion ofthe typing of a form, by merely pulling them back around the undersideof the platen from the typed form to the succeeding. form. To this end,each carbon is mounted upon an independently operable carrier. There arepreferably as many carriers as there are carbons, and each carrier canmove independently of It is Within the scope of the invention, however,to attach two carbons to each independently movable carrier in somecases. After a form is typed, the outermost carbon may be stripped fromthe typed form and retracted to the next form, and therefore no longerbinds upon the inner carbons. Said outer carbon strips easily andreadily, because there is no carbon or sheet snubbing or bindingthereon. Then the next outer carbon may be stripped from the typed formto the succeeding form, and it moves easily, because the outer carbonhas been shifted back from around the platen. Then the third carbon maybe shifted in like manner, and then the fourth, and so on; each carbonshifting, readily because it is not bound by any other carbon.

Itwill thus be seen that the carbons may be stripped one after another,beginning with the free (outer) carbon, until they are all stripped.

This overcomes the diiiiculty heretofore experienced of the snubbing orbinding of taut carbons upon one another as it was attempted to pullthem around the platen. 5 In the present invention there need be nobinding and no diflicultyn.

If two adjacent carbons are attached to one carrier, they can in somecases be stripped successfully, because the binding of the outer uponthe inner of the two carbons is not sufficient to prohibit the strippingoperation.

There may be a table or shelf extended upwardly and rearwardly from theusual paper shcl't'. in rear of the typewriter platen, and the i'anioldweb or loose web-plies may be led up over the top of this extension, andthen downwardly over it to the intake side of the platen. Eachcarbon-carrier may comprise a blade or finger, which is thrust inbetween plies of web and carries a carbon, the fingers pointingalternately in opposite directions to accommodate the fanfolding of theweb. Under the table may be ranged a set of tracks in the form of rods,fixed upon the laten carriage, preferably two rods for eaoi group ofcarbon-carriers, so that if there are two groups, there are four rods.Slides may travel up and down on the rods, each slide having at its endsears bored to fit upon the rod, so that it will slide easil From eachslide may extend to the rig t or left, as the case may be, an arm, saidarm extending out beyond the side of the web-table and having at itsouter end a head or mount upon which is fastened a carbon-carryingblade, whichextends from said mount inwardly to the plies of the web. Incase it is desired to carry two carbons on one carrier, the slide mayhave two arms, one extending to the left and one extending to the right,and oppositelypointing blades being mounted thereon respectively.

It will be seen that at the completion of the t ping operation, saidslides or arms may be grasped by the operator one after another, andeach one pushed upwardly along the paper-shelf-extension or Web-table asfar as it will go, thereby stripping its carbon from the typed form.Preferably, the v outer carbon is stripped first, but this may not benecessary in all cases, because it is evident that in manual operationthe inner carbon can be strip ed first, inasmuch as the outer carbons,not heing taut, are not binding upon the inner carbon and do not snubnor seriously hinder its movement. It w1ll be understood that the usualfeed-rolls are released which hold the composite web upon the bottom ofthe platen, so as to permit the stripping operation. It is practicablein thls manner to strip one carbon and possibly two at each movement.

Said frame and rods or tracks, and the slides or carriers thereon, areall that it is necessaryto add to an ordinary typewriting machine toconvert it into a-fan-fold or other web-typing machine; a detachabledelivery shelf being also added to the platen-frame, with gage,web-clip, etc.

If desired, each carbon-carrying blade may be provided with a knife tosplit the fold of the web at the operation of stripping the carbon.

In the preferred form of the invention, each carrier may be providedwith an individual spring for effecting its carbonstripping movement.These springs may tend constantly to retract the carbons. Thecarbon-carriers may be latched in their advanced positions, and, uponbeing unlatched, their springs tend to pull all the carbons back aroundthe platen, the outer carbons were binding and tending to grip the innercarbons, so that the latter are not retracted first. The driving springon the; outer carhon-carrier is the first to complete the stripping ofits carbon, because the same is not bound upon by other carbons. Thismakes.

retracted If the carbons are provided with web-splitting knives, thedriving springs may be made of corresponding strength. The springs maybe made weaker and serve only to assist the manual retraction of thecarbons.

After the typing of each form is cont pleted, and prior to the strippingof the carbons, the composite web may be advanced and gaged at theproper point for eventually tearing 011' the typed form by means of aknife extending along the front upper side of the platen. Thecarbon-stripping occurs before the web is severed. The spring-retractedcarbon-carriers may be arrested by .stops, which stops preferably areadjusted to vary the length of the strokes of the carbon-carriers. Eachcarbon-carrier has preferably the same length of stroke as the others.Before beginning thetyping of the next form, all of the carbon-carriersare preferably pulled downwardly and latched in their bottom positions,thus forming a loop of composite web between the carboncarriers and theplaten, which loop is taken up at the line-spacing operations as thenext form is typed. This makes it unnecessary for the platen and itsfeed-rolls to pull the composite web against the tension of amultiplicity of carbon-carrier-retracting springs, the aggregate tensionof which is strong, especially where the springs must also split thewebs when retracting the carriers. The track-rods are parallel with oneanother and mounted by their ends upon the web-table frame which formsan attachment that is secured upon the platen-carriage of thetypewriting machine.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a front view of the delivery shelf with gage and clip.

Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation of the preferred form of theinvention, showing the carbon-strippers as having been re tracted bytheir springs and arrested by the adjustable stops.

Figure 3 shows the strippers as having been pressed down towards theplaten, format the completion of the typing of a. form, in whichposition the attempt to pull back the carbons has heretofore beenunsuccessful, the inner carbons being bound by the outer ones andholding fast the Whole set of carbons, which because of their weaknessare liable to rupture if much force is exerted thereon. This figure alsoshows the positions of the individual strippers at this time.

Figure 5 is a view, looking downwardly and rearwardly, of the platen,web-table carl'1onst-1-ippers, spring, latches, etc.

Figure 6 shows a stripper in perspective.

The revoluble platen 10 of a standard U11 derwood type'writing machineis mounted upon a platen-frame comprising'ends 11 and a paper-shelf 12extending upwardly and rearwardly at the rear of the platen 10. Afan-fold web 13 is led upwardly from-a source of supply and then downover the rear or top edge 14 of a broad table, which extends upwardlyand rearwardly from the usual paper-shelf 12. The lower or front end ofsaid table is seen at 14 and it is supported by means of arms 15extending rearwardly from a cross-bracket 16, the latter having at itsends forwardly-projectingears 17, whereby it is detachably secured uponthe typewriter-carriage bar 18 by screws 19, such as are usuallyemployed upon said bar in said machine; the web-table 13 and itsappurtenances being preferably 'in the nature of an attachment to thestandard typewriting machine, making unnecessary any J alteration in themachine.

The fan-folded web is led down along said table 14 and passes downwardlyand forwardly between the platen and the papershelf 12, and is held andfed by the usual releasable feed-rolls 20, running upon the under sideof the platen. The web is typed by means of the usual type-bars 21, andfeeds upwardly "and rearwardly along a delivery shelf 22 that extendsupwardly and back from the platen; said delivery shelf having legs 23whereby it is detachably supported by screws 24 usually employed uponthe platen-frame ends 11; said delivery shelf being also in the natureof an attachment.

Carbon-sheets 25, interleaved between the plies; of fan-fold web, arecarried by blades 26, constructed as nsualin the well-known Underwoodfan-fold typewritin machine;- and each blade may be detachably held ahone end, by means of a screw 27, upon a suitable support, the bladesextending across the fan-fold web and pointing alternately right andleft to accommodate the fan-folding of the web. Preferably, each bladecarries a splitter 28 of usual construction, to split the folds of theweb at the carbon-stripping operation. V

The carbon-carrying 'bladesare fastened by said screws27 uponindividualheads 29, that arebent over upoh arms 30, the latter extending to theright and left from slides or carriers 31. These slides are individualto the carbon-blades. Each slide arm 30 iS perforated to fit and slideupon a fixed'rod 32, and each slide has at its lower'end an ear bentoppositely from 30, to fit and slide upon a companion inner fixed rod'or track 34. The parts are shown at Figures 2 and 5 in their rearmostpositions, resting against adjustable stops 35. The stops are adjustablealong'the opposite edges of the webtable 14, which is provided withscales 36 for convenience in adjusting said stops, thus per mitting theuse of webs having different lengths of printed forms. It will' be seenthat the carbon-blades 26 are compact in their rearmost positions atFigures 2 and 5, .this compactness being permitted by the nesting of theslides 31, which are prefer- -,ably divided into, two groups, one groupnested on the right-hand rods 32, 34, and the other group nested on theleft-hand rods 32,

.84. The rods or tracks are riveted at their forward ends to thecross-bar 16 of the main bracket, and extend upwardly and rearwardlyunder the carbon-blades, and preferably under the web-table, and aresupported at their rear ends in a flange 37 provided upon a plate 38,which is fixed to the rear or under side of the Web-table 14 at itsupper end; said rods 32 being stationary, to guide the carbon slides orstrippers.

The invention is not limitedto' a slide.

having a single carbon-carrier thereon, inasmuch as the arms 30 ofany'slide or slides may,.if desired, be extended entirely across thework-web table, and may carry at their opposite ends carbon-blades 26,whereby two carbons may be controlled by each slide or stripper withinthe scope of the invention.

The inserting or loading of the carbons into the fan fold web may bedone before the web is inserted around the platen, and while thecarbon-slides are in'their rearmost positions; the web extendingforwardly and resting temporarily upon the top of the platen orelsewhere. After the carbons are loaded into the web, in a manner knownin this art, the leading end of the composite web may be thrust downbetween the paper-shelf 12 and the platen; thefeed-rolls being at thistime castofii i i The web may be advanced between the rolls and platen,and brought up to position in-frontof the platen to receive the firstline of typing. Then the feed-rolls may be restored, and the typing mayproceed line by line until the form is finished, whereupon the leadingedge ofthe web may be brought up against a gage 39 that is provided uponthe'delivery shelf 22, at which time the web is in position to beeventually torn off by a transverse knife 40 ,which is mounted upon theplaten-frame in front of the platen, the web having been deliveredbetween the knife the transverse bracket or bar 16.

and the platen onto the delivery shelf 22.

Gage 39 is adjustable up and down the shelf carbons. Thesecarbon-carriers or strippers may be retracted one after another, by theuse of finger-pieces etl provided thereon, as illustrated for all six ofthe carbon-strippers at Figure 5. Preferably the upper outermost carbonis stripped or retracted first, and then the next inner carbon, and soon, although this order is not important in all cases, especially whereno springs are used.

During the retraction or stripping of the carbons, which may take placebefore the web-severing operation, the web is preferably held by clips42, which are mounted on pivots 41 and provided with springs ll", whichoperate their ends 41, so as'to pinch the sides of the web at itsleading end against the delivery shelf 22, so that the web remains gageduntil the carbon-stripping is finished; whereupon the web may be tornoff against the knife 40. These web-detaining clips 42 are preferablymounted upon a plate 43, which carries the leading-edge gage, so thatthe clips may be adjusted with the gage, and be useful for clipping theweb at the carbon-stripping operation in any po sition to which the gagemay be adjusted.

During the stripping of the Web, that is, during the backward movementofthe blades 26 along the web-table 14, the splitters 28 may be utilizedto split the folds of the web, these splitters being individual to theslides 31, and the splitting operation being therefor rendered automaticand easy.

In the preferred form of the invention, the strippers are power-driven,or at least aided in their stripping action, as by means of draw-springs44, attached at their for- Ward ends to the ears 38, and connected attheir rear ends to the flange 37. In order to put the springs undertension, the uppermost finger-pieces 41 may be grasped and pulleddownwardly along the web-table,

thus bringing down all the slides with their.

carbon-blades, until lugs 45 on the innermost or topmost slides 31 arecaught by latches l6, whereby all of the slides are held in lowermostpositions against the tension of the returning springs t-"i. Saidlatches 46 may be carried upon a rock-shaft 4T, pivoted at its ends inarms 48 bent back from During this forward or downward movement of thestripping slides, the composite web is carformed at the bottom of theWeb-table, between the set of carbon-carriers and the platen, andbelow'the delivery shelf. During the subsequent line-spacing operationsof the platen, this loop is gradually taken 'up; the strippers remainingstationary at web-table, and a finger-piece 50 upon. thev rock-shaft 47is depressed to release the latches 46 and permit the individual springsas to strip the carbons. These springs put tension upon all the carbons,which at this time extends between the web-plies down around the underside of the platen and up in front thereof and up along the deliveryshelf (Figure 4) and by reason of'the pull of the springs 44 the outercarbons tend to snub or bind the inner carbons around the platen and tointerfere with or prevent the movement of the inner carbons; but theoutermost carbon has nothing binding upon it, nor interfering with itsfree movement, so that it is carried back by its spring against stopThis outer carbon is connected to the carrier or stripper 31 which ismost remote from the platen, and, as shown, this is the right-handstripper, whose blade 26 overlies the blade of the rearmost right-handstripper. This rearmost right-hand stripper is arrested by a stop Thisrelieves all tension upon said carbon, and hence all'bind ing upon thenext inner carbon, which is thus free to be carried'back by its springagainst the left-hand stop 35, which arrests the rearmost carbon-carrierat the left-hand side. This in turn relieves all binding upon the nextinner carbon, and so on, until all the carbons are freed and restored.The innermost carbons at Figures 2 and 3 are connected to the stripperbars 26 that are nearest the platen and that are the last ones to beretracted. Then the clips are released, and the typed form is severedfrom the web by means of the knife -10. At this time the fresh, form,and also the leading ends of the carbons, are in position for beginningthe first line of typing on the next form; but before typing said line,the topmost fingerpieces 41 may be grasped and pulled downwardly, thuscarrying down both of the topmost or most remote slides or strippers,and with them the remainder of the set of slides, all of the slidesbeing caught and retained by the single pair of automatic latches do,which are held in latching positions by a spring 52, the latchesyielding as the strippers are brought down. The springs may be made, ifdesired, too weakto strip the carbons, but capable of assisting themanual 7 retraction of the carbon-strippers one after another.

The invention is not limited to carbon- 4 stripping slides placed underthe Web-table,

nor to carbon strippers which are in the form of slides, nor theWeb-table necessary in all instances; It is not necessary to use latcheswhen no springs are used; and the outermost carbons may be connected tothecarriers that are nearest the-platen, as at Eigure 4,. Preterably,however, they are connected to the most remote carriers, as at Figures 2and 3.

ItWill be seen that'the stripping movement between the. work-plies andcarbon is effected by the movement of truck 30, 31; and in order thatthe stripping may be eflected by moving this trucker carrier, there isprovided' a co-operative clip 42, whereby the work-plies are releasablyclipped at the leading end of the web. -The movement of thestripper-truck pulls the material around the platen while the webs areclipped, and the adjustable stop 35 terminates the stripping movement ofthe truck away from the platen. The stripping is efi'ected while theplies of the work-web extend around the platen.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the im rovements may be used without others. aving thusdescribed my inventlon, I claim;

1. A multipleeply web-manifolding type-' writing machine, including, incombination, aplaten, types and a multiplicity of strlppers individualto superposed. carbons, said strippers movable seriatim to strip thecarbons one by one,'between the work-sheets and relatively thereto.

2. In a multiple-ply web-manifolding typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen and types, the platenbeing permanently intypingposition, of a multiplicity of l indepently movable strippersindividual to superposed carbons and ranged at the intake .side of theplaten, and guideways to guide said strippers towards and away from theplaten between the plies of work-web.

3. In a multiple-ply web-manifolding typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen and types, of a platen frame, a webtable onsaid frame and extending rearward ly from the intake side of the platen,tracks under said table, and carbon-strippers movable independently ofone another along said tracks towards and away, from the platen betweenthe plies of work-web.

4.. In a multiple-ply web-manifolding typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen and types, of a web-table extending trackstowards and away from the platen,

each carbon-stripper including a slide and a carbon-blade, the slidestraveling, on said tracks.

5. In a web-manifolding typewriting ma.- chine, the combination with aplaten and types, of a web-table extending rearwardly from the intakeside of the platen, tracks under said table, and carbon-strippersmovable independently of one another alon said tracks towards and awayfrom the p aten, each carbon-stripper including a slide and acarbon-blade, the slides traveling on said tracks, each slide extendinalong the track and having a cross-arm pro ecting beyond the side of thetable, and carbon-blades secured to the projecting ends of thecross-arm.

6. In a multiple-ply web-manifolding typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen and types, of guideways extending rearwardlyat the intake side of the platen beneath the work-web, and amultiplicity of carbon-carriers, one for each carbommountwritingmachine, the combination with a revoluble platen and types, of a roll tofeed the work around the platen, and mechanism controllableindependently of said roll for retracting one after another amultiplicity of carbons interleaved with a multiplicity of plies ofwork-web extending around the platen.

8. In a mult1ple-ply web-manifoldingtypewriting machine, the combinatiopwith a revoluble'platen and types, of mechanism for retracting one afteranother a multiplicity of, carbons interleaved with plies of work-webextending around the platen, including a multiplicity of carriers andmeans for connecting them individually to the carbons,said

carriers being movable independently of one another between thework-plies to strip the carbons individually.

9. The combination with a typewritingmachine having types,'a platen, aplaten-carriage, and feed-rolls releasable from theplaten, of amultiple-ply web-manifolding attachment secured upon said carriage andhaving means independently of said feed-rolls for stripping the carbonsindependently of one another from the plies of the released work-web asthey extend around the platen.

10. A multiple-ply web-manifolding attachment for a revoluble platentypewriting machine having a platen-frame, including a supporting'frameattachable to said platenext'ending tangentially away from the platen,and strippers individual to the carbons and bodily movable independentlyof one another along said guides between the work-plies'.'

frame, said supporting frame having guides 11. In a web-manifoldingtypewriting machine, the combination with a platen and types, of aweb-table extending rearwardly extending along a rod and having acarbon.-

blade'carrying arm fitting to said rod, and also having an ear directedoppositely from said arm and an adjacent rod.

12. The combination with a typewriterplaten, of a set of rods directedtangentially away from the platen, and indivdual carbonstrippers uponsaid rods and movable therealong independently of one another betweenthe plies of work-web.

18. The combination with a typewriter- -platen, of a set of rodsdirected away from the platen, and individual carbon-strippers upon saidrods and movable therealong independently of one another; the strippershaving carbon-holdingblades .and also including slides having armsfitting upon one of the rods and carrying said blades, and also havingea'rs fitting upon an adjacent rod; said slides having a" nestedarrangement.

14. The combination with a typewriterplaten, of a set of rods directedaway from the platen, and individual carbon-strippers upon said rods andmovable therealongindependently of one another; said strippers includingslides mounted upon said rods, said slides having oppositely directedca1'bonblade-carrying arms.

15. The combination with a typewriterplaten, of a set of rods directedaway from the platen, and individual carbon-strippers upon said rods andmovable therealong independently of one another; said strippersincluding slides mounted upon said rods, said slides having oppositelydirected carbon-blade-carrying arms, said slides capable of nesting atthe completion of their travel in either direction,

16-. A multiple-ply web-manifolding typewriting machine, including, incombination, a platen, types, a multiplicity of independentlymovable'strippers individual tothe carbons, and mounted for movementbetween the plies of work-web, and driving springs for said strippers.

i 17. In a web-manitolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten and types, of a multiplicity of independently movable strippersindividual to the carbons, driving springs for said strippers, and meansfor latching said strippers.

. 18. In a web manifolding typewriting ma chine, the combination with aplaten and types, of a multiplicity of independently movable strippersindividual to the carbons; and a stop common to said strippers forarrestingthem at theeompletion of the stripping operation.

19. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten and types, of a multiplicity of independently movable strippersindividual to the carbons,

and adjustable means for determining the extent of the strippingmovement.

20. In a web-manifolding typewriting ma chine, the combination with aplaten and types, of a multiplicity of independently movable strippersindividual to the carbons, driving springs for said strippers, means forlatching said strippers, and means for arresting said strippers.

21. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, awebmani1"olding means including a multiplicity of carbon-strippersmovable towards the platen to form a loop of composite web at the intakeside of the platen, and releasable means for holding the strippersstationary at the line-feeding operation of the platen taking up theloop.

22. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, aweb-manifolding means including a multiplicity of carbon-strippersmovable towards the platen to form a loop of composite web at the intakeside of the platen, releasable means for holding the strippersstationary at the line-feeding operation of the platen taking up theloop, releasable feeding means pressing the eompo's ite web against theplaten, and means indi vidual to each stripper for retracting the same.

23. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, a.web-manifolding means including a multiplicity; of carbon-strippersmovable towards the platen to form a loop of composite Web at the intakeside of the platen, releasable means for holding the strippersstationary at the line feedin'g operation of the platen taking up theloop, and individual springs for retracting the strippers.

24. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, a multiple-plyweb-maniunder said table, carbon-strippers movable.

independently of one another along said tracks towards and away from theplaten, said tracks in the form of rods, and each stripper extendingalong a rod and having a carbon-blade-carrying arm, andstripper-opcrating springs upon said rods. I

26. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, aWeb-manifolding means including a multiplicity of carbon-strippersmovable towards the platen to form a loop of composite web at the intakeside of the platen, means for retracting the strippers from the platen,a'loop-former for manually pressing said strippers towards the platen,and means maintaining the strippers inloopforming position againstactuation by said retracting means.

'27. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, aweb-manifolding means including a multiplicity of carbon-strippersmovable towards the platen toform-a loop of compositeweb at the intakeside of the platen, spring means to drive said strippers individuallyaway from'the platen to eifect fthe carbon-stripping, a loop-former formanually pressing said strippers towards the platen, and means latchingthe strippers in loop-forming position.

28. The combination of a revoluble platen, releasable feed-rolls runningthereon, a series of springs, a series of carbon-stripping devicesoperable independently of one'another between the plies of amultiple-plyweb by means of saidsprings, and'mea-ns to prevent thesprings from retracting the composite web'while it is held againsttheplaten by the feed-rolls.

29. In a typewritingmachine, the combination with a revoluble, platen,of means for guiding down around under the platen and up in frontthereof amultiplicity of plies of work-web interleaved with carbons,whereby the outer carbons, if tautened, bind upon the inner carbons,releasable feeding means for holding the composite webto the platen, andmeans for stripping the carbons from the plies of web independently ofone another as they extend around the platen, beginning with theoutermost. i

30. In a-typewriting machine, the combination with a revoluble platen,of means for guiding down around under the platen and up in frontthereof a multiplicity of superposed plies of work-web interleaved withcarbons, whereby the outer carbons, if tautened, bind upon the innercarbons, releasable feeding means for-holding the composite web to theplaten, and meansfor stripping the carbons from the plies of webindependently of one another as they extend around the platen, saidstripping means including a spring device, and theinner carbons beingfreed from the binding of the outer carbons by reason of the previousstripping movements of the latter.

31.,In' a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination witlraplaten and types, .o fa multiplicity of independently movable strippersindividual tothe carbons and including carbon-blades, said carbonbladesbeing provided with web-splitters, and means for operating saidstrippers individually seriatim to strip tQeVearbons one by:

one and onthe same movements to split the webs.

32. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten and types, of a multiplicity of independent strippers individualto the carbons and including carbon-blades movable seriatim to strip thecarbons one by one, said carbon-blades being provided withweb-splitters, and springs for operating said strippers and splittingthe folds of the work-we 33. The combination with a typewriting machinehaving types, a platen, a platen-car-' riage, and feed-rolls releasable.from the platen, of a multiple-ply web-manifolding attachment securedupon said carriage and having means for stripping the interposed carbonsindependently of one another from the released work-web, a gage for'theleading edge of the work-web, and a clamp for detaining the web.

3 34:. In a typewriting machine having a revoluble platen, amultiple-ply web-manifolding means including amultiplicity ofcarbon-strippers movable towards the platen to form a loop of compositewebat the intake side of the platen, releasable means revoluble platen,a web-manifolding means including a multiplicity of carbon-strippersmovable towards the platen to form a loop of composite web at the intakeside of the platen, releasable means for holding the strippersstationary at the line-feeding operation of the platen taking ,p theloop, and individual springs for retracting th st pers, said strippersprovided splitters. l

36. In a typewriting. machine having a revoluble platen, aweb-manifolding means including a multiplicity of carbonsstrippersmovable towards the platen to forni a loop of composite web at theintakeside of the platen, releasable means for holding the strippersst'ationanyat theline-feeding opera tipmnef the platen taking up'theloop, individual springs for retracting the strippers, said strippersprovided with websplitters, a clamp for the web, aleading-edge gage,means for arresting the strippers}, and I tracted one after anothersolely biyyyhand.

38. In a multiple-ply web-manifolding chine, the combination with aplaten and.

machine, the combination with types and a platen aroundwhich passsuperposed work- Webs interleaved with carbons, of a set of devices forstripping the carbons individually, beginningwith the outermost carbon.

39. In a multiple-ply web-manifolding machine, the combination withtypes and a revoluble platen permanently in typing posi tion aroundwhich pass superposed workwebs interleaved with carbons, of releasablemeans for pressing the work-webs and car- 'bons against the platen, andmanually controllable means for Stripping the carbons seriatim.

machine, the combination with types and a 40. In a multiple-plyweb-manitolding rev'oluble platen permanently in typing position aroundwhich pass superposed work- I webs interleaved with carbons, ofreleasable means for, pressing the work-webs and carbons against theplaten, and manually controllable means for stripping the carbonsseriatim, including a set of carriers individual to the carbons, eachcarrier having a finger-piece for controlling the same independently ofthe other carriers.

IL-In a multiple-ply web-manifolding typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen permanently in typing position ,strip thecarbons one by one.

43;In a multiple-ply web-manifolding typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen andtypes, .of a' multiplicity of strippersindividual to superposed carbons interleaved with a multiplicity ofplies of work-web and extended around the platen therewith, saidstrippers movable seriatim to strip the carbons one by one beginningwith the carbon outermost from the platen.

44. In a multiple-ply web-manifolding typewriting machine, thecombination with a platen and type, of guide-ways at-the intake side ofthe platen extending rearwardly and tangentially from the platen, and a'tlnultiplicity of, strippersindividual to carhens and movableindependently of one another along said guide-ways.

" 45, In a web-manifolding typewriting ma typesfof tracks extendingrearwardly from the intake side of the platen, and a set ofcarbon-strippers individual to the carbons and movable independently ofone another intake side of the platen and movable independently of oneanother, releasable feedrolls running upon the platen and co-operatingtherewith toadvance the composite web,

together with the strippers, during the typing of a form onzthe web, andmeans for re tracting the strippers individually, beginning with thestripper for the outermost carbon and ending with the stripper for theinnermost carbon.

' 48. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the. web, is fed, of a set of carbonstrippersindividual to the carbons at theintake side of the platen and movableindependently of one another, releasable feedrolls running upon theplaten and co-operating therewith to advance the composite web, togetherwith the strippers, during the typing of a form on the web, means forretracting 'the strippers individually, beginning with the stripper forthe outermost carbon and ending with the stripper for the innermostcarbon, and means for mechanically detaining the web during thestripping operation.

49. In a web-manitolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set oficarbonstrippers individualto the carbonsat the intake side of the platen and movableind-ependently of one another, releasable feedrolls running upon theplaten and co-operating therewith to advance the composite web,

together with the strippers, during the typing of aform on the web,means for retracting the strippers individually, and a gage forthe-leading edge of the web at the delivery side of the platen, saidgage locating the succeeding form in position to receive the first lineof typing. v

50. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combinationwith aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set of carbonstrippers individualto the carbons at the intake side of the platen and movableindependently of one another, releasable feedrolls running upon theplaten and cooperating therewith to advance the composite web,

together with the strippers, during the typill) ing of a formon the web,means for retracting' the strippers individually, a gage for the leadingedge of the web at the delivery side form when brought to said gage.

51. Ina web-manifolding typewritingmachine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set.of carbonstrippers individualto the carbons at the intake side of the platen and movableindependently of one another, releasable feedrolls running upon theplaten and co-operating therewith to advance the composite web, togetherwith the strippers during the typing of a form on the web, and means forretracting the strippers individually, beginning with the stripper forthe outermost carbon and ending with the stripper for the innermostcarbon, each of said strippers having an individual finger-piece foroperating the same.

52. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set of carbonstrippers individualto the carbons at the intake side of the platen and movableindependently of one another, releasable feed-rolls running upon theplaten and co-operating therewith to advance the composite web,togetherwith the strippers, during the typing of a form on the web, andmeans for retracting the strippers individually, beginning with thestripper for the outermost carbon and ending with the stripper for theinnermost carbon, each of said strippers having an individualfinger-piece for operating the same, said finger-pieces beingalternately right and left on the successive strippers.

53. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set of carbonstrippersdndividualto the carbons at the intake side of the platen and movable independentlof one another, said strippers arranged one ehind another, the forwardstripper connected to the inner carbon, and the rearmost stripperconnected to thehutermost carbon.

54. In a web-manifoldingtypewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set of carbonstrippers individualto'the carbon'sat the intake side of theplaten and movable'iiidependently of one another, said. strip ere arranged one behind another, thefor-war str pper con nected to the inner carbon, and the rearmoststripper connected to the outermost carbon,

and a stop for the rearmost stripper.

55. In a web-'manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with a"platen over which the web is fed, of a set of carbon strippersindividual to the carbons at the intake side of the platen and movableindependently of one another, said strippers arranged one behindanother, the forward stripper connected to the inner carbon, and therearmost stripper connected to the outermost carbon, a stop for therearmost stripper, and fingerpieces upon said carbon-strippers, saidstop effective to arrest all of said strippers.

56. In a web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set of Cili'bOIlstrippersindividual to the carbons at the intake side of the platen and movableindependently of one another, and retracting springs connected tocertain of said strippers.

57. In a 'web-manifolding typewriting machine, the combination with aplaten over which the web is fed, of a set of carbonstrippers individualto the carbons at the intake side of the platen'and movableindependently of one another, and retracting springs connected tocertainof said strippers, sai springs aiding the manual retraction of saidstrippers.

58. In a front strike typewriting machine, the combination with a platenand a platen frame, of means for effecting at any stage relativestripping movement bet-ween a carbon and work plies, while the workplies ex- 59. The combination with a front strike typewriter platen, ofmeans for eifecting at any stage relative stripping movement between acarbon and work plies, while the work plies extend around the platen,including stripping tracks directed upwardly and rearwardly, astripper-truck mounted upon said tracks and movable upward therealong toeffect the stripping, a sheet-holder upon said truck, means for latchingsaid truck, and a handle upon an end of said truck.

60. In a front-strike manifolding typewriter, the combination with aplaten, of means for effecting-at any stage a stripping movement betweenwork-plies and carbon by pulling sheets around the platen and uptherefrom while the latter is stationary in printing. position, saidstripping means including a clip whereby the work-plies are releasablyclipped as a unit at the leading end of the web, and also including astri per-truck whose movement pulls said material around 61. In afront-strike mauifolding type-- writer, the combination with a platen,of

means for eflecting at any stage a stripping movement between Work-pliesand carbon by pulling sheets around the platen and up therefrom Whilethe latter is stationary in 5 printing position, said stripping'meansincluding a clip whereby the Work-plies are releasably clipped at theleading end of the Web, and also including a stripper-truck Whosemovement pulls saidmaterial around the platen, and also including meansextending upwardly and rearwardly from the platen for guiding said truckin parallelism With the platen, and an adjustable stop to terminate thestripping movement of said truck up 5 from the platen.

BURNI-IAM C. STICKNEY.

